Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on May 29, 2025, adjourned till July 24, 2025 for judgment the alleged $2,198,900.00 ( Two Million One Hundred and Ninety Eight Thousand, Nine Hundred United States of America Dollars) fraud involving Dr. Olufemi Martins Thomas, a former Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance…
The daughter of Akwa Ibom State Governor Pastor Umo Eno, has accused her father of having a hand in the death of his late wife, Patience Oluwakemi Umo Eno, who passed away in September 2024 following an undisclosed illness. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the allegation was disclosed in a video currently trending online. Jane Edidiong…
The Enugu native doctor, Obi Levi Obieze, also known as Levi Obu Onyeka, who was arrested over ritual killing and kidnapping allegations by the officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) while fleeing Nigeria, has claimed that the dead bodies found in soakaway in his house were planted by his “enemies.” Obieze, who hails from…
Temitope Sufwan Ogungbo, the Supervisor for Education at Ibeju Lekki Local Government, has been accused of orchestrating a violent attack on his brother, Israel Balogun, amid a bitter land dispute that has torn their family apart. The alleged conflict, rooted in the land their late father left behind, escalated into a brutal assault that has…
The Lagos State High Court has granted an engineer, Anthony Ugbebor, leave to amend his statement of defence and counterclaim in a N152million property dispute. The suit, filed by property developer Olukayode Olusanya and his company, Oak Homes Limited, against Ugbebor and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), seeks various reliefs, including a declaration…
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has convicted eleven (11) Filipinos, two (2) Chinese, one (1) Malaysian and one (1) Indonesian to one year imprisonment each for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. The conviction was pronounced by Justice Yellin Bogoro and Justice Alexander Owoeye on Friday, May 30, 2025. The convicts are: Winnie De…
The Enugu State government has applauded the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) for the arrest of the fleeing suspected ritualist and native doctor, Obi Levi Obieze, also known as Levi Obu Onyeka. In a statement released on Friday, the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, confirmed that Obieze’s properties in his hometown of Umumba…
The Nigeria Police Force, through its Interpol division, has declared two brothers wanted over allegations of forgery and fraudulent acquisition of a trademark certificate in Kano State. The manhunt for Yusuf Imam Yahaya and Imam Zaharaddeen Yahaya was announced in special bulletins issued by the Office of the Commissioner of Police, Interpol, Head, National Central…
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has secured the conviction and sentence of 32 internet fraudsters before Justices A.N. Erhabor and W. I. Aziegbemhin of Edo State High Courts, sitting in Benin City. The convicts are: Amos Adievugwhare, Kelvin Osakpamwan, Isaac Kelvin, Obanuso Elliot, Ndubisi Emmanuel, Danjuma Godwin, Abraham…
Justice S.M Shuaibu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kano has convicted and sentenced 29 internet fraudsters to jail. The convicts are: Prosper Godfrey, Igwe Ebenezer Chiwendu, Bolodeoku Daniel, Nduka Samuel Uche, Isaac Omeiza, Obasi Solomon Chimerie,ThankGod Adeniyi, Obasi Joshua Mmaduabuchi, Emmanuel Eyo, Dominion Elejo Jeremiah, John Godswill Amedu, Daniel Olusegun Ajibola, Abdulwaris Animasahun…
